PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Volkmann, Elizabeth R.
TI  - Silent Survivors
AID  - 10.1370/afm.2004
DP  - 2017 Jan 01
TA  - The Annals of Family Medicine
PG  - 77--79
VI  - 15
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.annfammed.org/content/15/1/77.short
4100  - http://www.annfammed.org/content/15/1/77.full
SO  - Ann Fam Med2017 Jan 01; 15
AB  - Early in my medical training, I cared for a patient who survived a brutal sexual assault necessitating ICU level care. Months later, I was raped. This essay is a reflection on my experience as a survivor of sexual violence and as a provider for patients whose wounds from these traumas have flourished in atmospheres of shame and stigma. In this essay, I further explore how physicians and other health care providers can play a central role in restoring the health of individuals who silently suffer after these unspeakable events.